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I have an old IBM Ps/1 consultant, that was upgraded with a motherboard that supported a socket 7 pentium 133. I have the installation guide for this board, and its refered to as a Nova motherboard upgrade kit, by nova pc enhancements, a div. of Bluesun inc. Is this company still around? I need an updated bios, it uses an ami bios, but the number doesn't match any listed elsewhere that I can find. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, Lee
Hey guys, the bios # is 51-0703-001169-0010111-101094-SiS551x-H That's an AMI number. Near as I can tell that makes it a Micro-star Motherboard, but I cant find any sort of Micro-star part number on the board. There is a sticker on the board that says Nova Pc Enhancements NP-3375-15 Pentium. It uses the SiS551x chipset, and mounts the pc/isa slots on a riser card.
The only other numbers on the board are P54C S13
Paleo Pete
12-01-2000, 06:21 AM
Take a look through the Motherboard/BIOS (http://www.hardwarehell.com/bios.htm) links at Trish's, maybe you can find some info. I can't find that BIOS ID string listed, only a couple that are close.
The P54C S13 should be the board's model number, some of the links at Trish's have MicroStar's URL, they might have a manual.
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Getting warmer! Finaly found motherboard part number! I't was hidden underneath the sticker with the "nova" part number. MS 5116-1 That confirms it's a microstar board, but no information was available at their site. Anyone have an other suggestions? I'm Looking at all the motherboard sites I can find. getting closer, I love it. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
I saw a note on an MSI page to check its German site for BIOS upgrades on older models. This one MSI (http://www.msi-technology.de/support/proddata/5116.htm) and another MSI (http://www.msi-computer.de/index_flash.html) link look similar.
Hope this helps.
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[This message has been edited by Reid (edited 12-02-2000).]
I knew I should have paid attention in German 101. LOL From what I have been able to decipher this matches the specs to my board, emailed microstar hoping to get a link to english version of manual.Many thanks to all, Hope to return the favors soon!
Lee V. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif
Lee,
The German MSI site has the manual in English, 5116manu.exe, at this link (http://www.msi-technology.de/support/download/). Microsoft Word was able to view it after it expanded. The file is 1.1M in size.
I have found that manufacturer's German and Taiwan sites are good resources, especially for older equipment, and documentation is often available in English.
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